Non-towered · Class G at the surface
North Vernon (KOVO) radio calls
North Vernon, INICAO KOVO · FAA OVO
North Vernon is a non-towered airport in North Vernon, IN. Nobody clears you to do anything: you self-announce on the CTAF, 122.7, as North Vernon Traffic, with the airport name at the start and end of each call. The approach control for the area is Indianapolis Approach on 134.85, which is who you call for VFR flight following.
No Class B, C, D or E surface area is designated for this airport in the FAA data, so the airspace at the surface is Class G.
Frequencies
| CTAFNorth Vernon Traffic | 122.7 |
|---|---|
| Approach / DepartureIndianapolis Approach | 134.85 |
Airport
- Runways
- 05 · 23 · 15 · 33
- Elevation
- 757 ft
- Position
- 39.045, -85.606
Non-towered airport: self-announce on the CTAF
Sample calls at KOVO
North Vernon has no operating control tower. Every call below goes out on the CTAF, 122.7, to the other aircraft, not to a controller. The runway shown is 05; use whichever runway the wind and the traffic dictate on the day.
The aircraft is the AIM’s own example, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot; the squawk codes, altitudes and headings are illustrative. Frequencies, station names and runway numbers are this airport’s, from the FAA data.
- Tune 122.7. Nobody clears you; you announce and you listen. The airport name goes at the start and the end of every call, and the runway is always a number, never "the active" (AIM 4-1-9 g 8).
- YouNorth Vernon traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, taxiing to runway zero five, North Vernon.
- YouNorth Vernon traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, departing runway zero five, departing the pattern to the north, North Vernon.
- Announce until you are about 10 miles out; on the way back, start announcing at 10 miles (AIM 4-1-9 c 1, TBL 4-1-1).
- YouNorth Vernon traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, one zero miles south, two thousand five hundred, landing North Vernon, North Vernon.
- YouNorth Vernon UNICOM, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, one zero miles south, request wind and runway information, North Vernon.
- A UNICOM operator, if one is on, answers with the wind and the runway in use (AIM 4-1-9 h). If nobody answers, choose the runway from the wind and the pattern traffic you can hear.
- YouNorth Vernon traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, entering left downwind runway zero five, full stop, North Vernon.
- YouNorth Vernon traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, left base runway zero five, North Vernon.
- YouNorth Vernon traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, final runway zero five, full stop, North Vernon.
- YouNorth Vernon traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, clear of runway zero five, North Vernon.
If things change. Want flight following after departure? Call Indianapolis Approach on 134.85 once clear of the pattern: identification, type, position, altitude, destination, "request VFR flight following" (AIM 4-1-18 a 3). Do not use "any traffic in the area, please advise"; the AIM says it is not to be used under any condition (AIM 4-1-9 g 1).
Phraseology from AIM 4-1-9 c 1, g 1, g 8, h; TBL 4-1-1; 4-3-3. What TowerTalk grades against →
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Frequencies, runways and airspace from the FAA National Airspace System Resources (NASR) 28-day subscription, cycle effective Sep 3, 2026. Training use only. Always verify against a current Chart Supplement and sectional chart before flight; frequencies change. TowerTalk is not affiliated with the FAA. Report a discrepancy.
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